Re: UA to add larger bins to OO E175s

Quick math -- if being able to take 29 additional bags is about an 80% increase, that means current capacity is 36 and new capacity will be 65. For 76 seats that (at leeast in theory) gonna nearly eliminate the need to gate check other than strollers and wheelchairs on the E175. I'm guessing the di...

Re: Indiana State Aviation - 2024

exFWAOONW wrote:

It was announced that DL will resume FWA-DTW soon. One per day, to start.

Re: New Delta Uniforms and services

On March 20th, Delta will unveil the prototypes of a new uniform for In-flight and ground services. New pilot uniforms are also in the works but will be revealed at a later date. New uniforms, new cabin interiors, the opening of dedicated Delta1 lounges, and being awarded 'Airline of The Year-2024b...

Re: Delta Air Lines Fleet - 2024

Anybody want to put out their estimate as to how many of the remaining 99 non-charter 757-200s get a heavy check before DL wraps up 757-200 flying? I think the answer has to be 80 or more. All of the 5600s and 6800s and all but the very oldest of the original Delta birds. If 777Mech is telling us t...

Re: American Eagle News and Discussion - 2024

Can someone explain why AA is getting rid of 50 seaters? I thought the 50 seaters still have a ton of life in them. I thought AA whole strategy was to serve markets below the top 200. Won't the 50 seaters help with that cause and does Piedmont go away because of the 50 seaters being removed? It's h...

Re: Trainhopping the Moffat Tunnel - Denver to Grand Junction

I like trains so I enjoy watching YouTube videos produced by a couple of riders here in the United States. They are constantly on the outlook for law enforcement and dangerous hobos while riding not to mention dealing with the weather and making sure they have enough food and drinks. Not for me but...

Re: AA orders 85 Airbus A321neo, 85 Boeing 737 MAX 10 and 90 Embraer E175 aircraft

Why would they order the E1 instead of the E2? I'm assuming two words: Scope clause What would happen if the government changes emissions, noise and other rules that would force the unions to give on the weight limits in scope clauses. Why would anything the government do force a union scope clause...

Re: AA orders 85 Airbus A321neo, 85 Boeing 737 MAX 10 and 90 Embraer E175 aircraft

Brilliantly ordered. They squeezed slots out of Airbus, and they ordered from Boeing at a time when the latter desperately needed a shot in the arm and no doubt got excellent pricing. And their Boeing deliveries are on a schedule that should be achievable even with maximum imaginable delay. The sco...

Re: AA orders 85 Airbus A321neo, 85 Boeing 737 MAX 10 and 90 Embraer E175 aircraft

Brilliantly ordered. They squeezed slots out of Airbus, and they ordered from Boeing at a time when the latter desperately needed a shot in the arm and no doubt got excellent pricing. And their Boeing deliveries are on a schedule that should be achievable even with maximum imaginable delay. The sco...

Re: Fedex dielivery issues.

FedEx ground has always been trash. It's what you get when you bid the contracts out to the lowest bidder. I will always pick UPS over FedEx, given the choice, even if it's more expensive.

Re: Delta Air Lines Fleet - 2024

Are you sure about the 5 717’s as I would swear previously they said 2024. Granted this is third hand information, but I heard the 717 is staying at 77 airframes for 2024. The remaining 11 are coming back on line in 2025. I guess they’re having trouble getting them back up to speed. But they have 8...

Re: Mesa Airlines reworks United deal and continues selling CRJ900s

Perhaps related, but AEI is investigating a CRJ9 P2F conversion program Well that's interesting. I don't see it being too successful, owing to the angle of the main deck when parked on level ground. Not going to be easy to load. The 170/175 probably makes more sense to make freighters out of than t...

Re: Mesa Airlines reworks United deal and continues selling CRJ900s

Even the ones PSA picked up are in terrible shape and were delivered to DAY with plenty of open write-ups (one had a complete spoiler system failure on the ferry flight, another had a flap fail on the ferry flight that still havent been fixed by Mesa). It would honestly amaze me if anyone buys a si...

Re: Ameriflight Beech 99 crashes at MHT

Everyone I know who has flown for Amflight has not had the best things to say. It's time to update the regulations and require both a working autopilot and moving map GPS, plus fully working FIKI systems, on single pilot freight. Flying for Ameriflight was the most valuable experience I've ever had...

Re: Ameriflight Beech 99 crashes at MHT

Just off the top of my head, Ameriflight, since 2022, has had: 1) Crash on a golf course in Wisconsin 2) Crash after takeoff at LAN 3) Wiggins crash in August 4) Now this... Holy. Cow. That is a tremendously bad safety record. I know they're flying beat up turboprops with minimum-time pilots, but d...

Re: Mesa Faces Threat of Stock Being Delisted

https://crankyflier.com/2024/01/23/mesa-lives-to-see-another-day/ 'Why is United doing this? Why not let Mesa die and just pick up the pieces with another operator? While I assume that long-standing relationship at the top doesn’t hurt, United is in deep with Mesa. United actually owns more than ha...

Re: Mesa Airlines reworks United deal and continues selling CRJ900s

Mesa is selling 29 CR9's. How many do you think PSA will buy? I assume they or Delta will scoop the newer ones up. What say you all? How many CR9's does Mesa have in all? https://www.flightglobal.com/strategy/struggling-mesa-airlines-reworks-united-deal-and-continues-selling-crj900s/156547.article ...

Re: Surf Air - Southern Airway Express Financials

Cape, Southern, Contour, Boutique, any number of cargo 135’s, etc., are all facing the same problem. A lack of pilots willing to fly for what these companies can afford to pay and remain profitable, especially in a very inflationary aviation environment. The regionals still have planes parked, and ...

Re: Delta Air Lines Network - 2024

The London slot can only be added at 5x frequency elsewhere right? Five is likely the minimum with few exceptions anyway. There was another slot, not sure where now, pre 2019 shared with Portland I think 4x LHR-PDX and 3x LHR-DTW? Trying to recall at what point in time DTW went to 12 weekly DTW-LHR...

Re: Michigan Wins the CFP National Championship

cjg225 wrote:

It is a dark day for humanity.

Re: Indiana State Aviation - 2024

I completely agree, SLC is wishful thinking. DEN is feasible and will hopefully make a return here soon. The airport has always posted various destinations you can reach connecting through one of their hubs, this is nothing new. The ceilings are ridiculous, they’ve leaked since the day it was built...

Re: Nashville (BNA) and UPS Air.

At one point, UPS had small feed flying from MQY, but it doesn't appear that they still do.

Re: US carriers 4th quarter 2023 earnings

I am surprised AA agreed to such High paying Contracts with these awful earnings! You wonder if it is pilot contracts... This take doesn't hold water. By many measures, Delta and United have richer contracts than American, and they're making money just fine. Look to the previous debt issue for your...

Re: Pax gets on airfield at SLC and then found dead in an aircraft engine

Possible he climbed up into a windmilling engine. In a steady wind at the right angle those have quite a bit of energy, one blade catching a loose piece of clothing or a limb could deliver lethal injuries while not actually ingesting the subject. Not that I've paid much attention to it, but do the ...

Re: Ultimate Air Files Chapter 11

davidjohnson6 wrote:

mesasurf wrote:

They won’t be the only U.S. airline to file for bankruptcy this year.

Who else ?
AA, AS/HA, B6, F9, DL, NK, SW or UA ?

Re: Delta Air Lines Network - 2024

Tolbs wrote:

What I would like for DL to launch from RDU
RDU-AMS (Lots of people have been wanting that)
RDU-IND
RDU-SAN
RDU-MCI (a completely underserved market that WN barely flies and I would want to see DL launch a flight)
RDU-PDX

Anything else?

~Tolbs

Re: Indiana State Aviation - 2024

Just checked United Ground Express's Linkedin page.. Sun Country contracts with them for handling so they would handle them at SBN. Unifi formerly DGS is contracted by Breeze so they maybe would handle all those sports charters at SBN and if Breeze does any future scheduled flights at SBN they woul...

Re: Niche for mid-sized aircraft

The drug runners are using old clapped bizjets. Organs are moved by medical specialists like Quest Diagnostics who run a mini Air Force or hospitals. Caravans on floats are popular with wealthy outdoorsmen. Lots of wealthy private pilots in the PC-12, Daher ranks, supplemental lift for businesses i...

Re: Niche for mid-sized aircraft

The drug runners are using old clapped bizjets. Organs are moved by medical specialists like Quest Diagnostics who run a mini Air Force or hospitals. Caravans on floats are popular with wealthy outdoorsmen. Lots of wealthy private pilots in the PC-12, Daher ranks, supplemental lift for businesses i...

Re: Arrival runway policies by airlines

Have been curious about this too. At COS the westernmost runway (17R/35L) is 11,000 feet with a highspeed turnoff (when landing south) that goes almost directly to the terminal ramp with minimal taxiing. Very rarely used for commercial ops except for Southwest. United, Delta, and American all gener...

Re: New long-distance slots at DCA - DL and Congress vs. MWAA

It would help the area to have RJ's replaced by quieter NEOs/MAXs as well, that should be something to think about.

Re: Part 121 ops at non-towered airports

No such animal, meaning if you're in B or C airspace there is not "uncontrolled airports" though there could be uncontrolled helipads. Not to split hairs but there is a public-use seaplane base inside the ANC class C surface area (Sand Lake, if you count this as an "airport") an...

Re: Delta develops AUS focus city with expansion

I just want to know where the rj’s are coming from? I expect there is some slack with the amount of 717s back on line and therefore allocating some rj flying from core hubs, but I was under the impression they were still very constrained from a pilot perspective. With the low cost carriers revising...

Re: Delta develops AUS focus city with expansion

I just want to know where the rj’s are coming from? I expect there is some slack with the amount of 717s back on line and therefore allocating some rj flying from core hubs, but I was under the impression they were still very constrained from a pilot perspective. With the low cost carriers revising...

Re: Delta develops AUS focus city with expansion

Driving from MFE to Harlingen to stay on your prefered aine isnt crazy, but you must really love DL to drive 4 hours instead of flying directly to HRL on AA or WN. You can fly on DL seasonally from MSP to HRL... Don't forget! I just flew MSP-HRL on DL on Monday. I counted, there was 30 people on th...

Re: What to take into account when planning flight for a single pilot under part 135.

In FAA land, the plane must have an operative autopilot. Keep things simple, do as much study as possible on the ground. I flew checks in light twins, then single seat fighters, organization and familiarity is essential. That's only for a passenger carrying operation. Cargo ops can be single pilot ...

Re: Delta Ship #5657

Was it 557NW? Looks like the ship number on it is 5657.

Re: American Eagle News and Discussion - 2023

There is a SkyWest flight (AA3298) from PHX to GJT that is supposed to be a RON that has delayed until the next morning every single day it operates since November 5. Anyone know what is up with this? GJT AWOS is out of service and tower won't stay open for the arrival so it has to be delayed overn...

Re: Multiple AP Disconnects on Approach/Violent Wing Dip

If you were getting a little close in trail behind a heavy, and had an inkling to expect a wake encounter, would it not be a good idea to click off the AP? Studies have shown that the autopilot will actually recover from wake turbulence better than a pilot will, a pilot will tend to over correct. S...

Re: Est time for Regionals fold into Mainline

A major roadblock for the majors to absorb regionals is SkyWest, the largest regional airline in the US. OO provides significant lift for all three majors (plus Alaska) and also does at-risk flying under their own brand. I don't think SkyWest would be willing to proportion out so the majors can abs...

Re: Est time for Regionals fold into Mainline

This sounds like the old expression 'been there and done that'. In the late 1990's Delta bought ASA and Comair. For Comair employees the results were disastrous as Delta shut them down and sold them off. This may have been a self inflicted wound that badly hurt the CVG hub. They sold ASA to Skywest...

Re: Detroit Aviation - 2023

Yeah… I went in the A43 Skyclub the other day since it looked empty but it quickly filled up and they had the “at capacity” sign out when I left with a line. Nevermind I could see over to the Main A Club that was pretty empty. Things are a lot slower now that we are in the shoulder season after sum...

Re: Delta Air Lines Network - 2023

Just doing a rough estimate, it looks like DL will have @40 more aircraft to place in service next summer. So maybe quite a bit more service will be announced soon. I believe Delta is preparing for some A220s and 321neos to go out of service due to Pratt engine issues. That is why they are reactiva...

Re: Delta Air Lines Network - 2023

Is it possible now that Delta could add more E175 or A220 flights at SLC to secondary Midwest cities as they now have the gate space? Traffic has picked up so much at some of these airports that better West Coast connections could be offered at SLC. Then you have to think about ski and snowboard tr...

Re: Delta Air Lines Network - 2023

ORF-MSP on a CR9? Isn’t that a bit longish for the CR9? That is not going to be pleasant. Wish they could’ve done E75 at the very least. Then again since I’m ORF based, happy to see it back, will make connections out that way easier. Not that long for a CR9. They used to do DTW-MTY, BOS-MCI, MSP-PS...

Re: Delta Air Lines Network - 2023

DL’s re-adding MSP-ORF and MSP-TYS next year. Both are in the schedule once daily with CR9s. Nice to see the interior hubs slowly building back their networks. Jeremy ORF-MSP on a CR9? Isn’t that a bit longish for the CR9? That is not going to be pleasant. Wish they could’ve done E75 at the very le...

Re: When did the first CRJ-200 fly?

The only real difference between a 100 and 200 was the engine option. CF34-3A1 vs CF34-3B1

Re: Woman killed on Lawn mower at 90F

Is anyone programming AI as an 'assist' to communicate with involved parties at small airports? That along with an inexpensive air and ground radar, some runway lights, and augmented GPS could do a lot. The radars would provide confirmatory checks with what ground and aloft people were expecting. C...

Re: Indiana State Aviation - 2023

As a student I don't see how Purdue can support commercial service, there are inexpensive shuttles to both ORD and IND. Many out of state/international students fly out of those two airports due to availability and cost. I find it hard to see the angle where a $100+ flight and a connection onto ano...

Re: Indiana State Aviation - 2023

As a student I don't see how Purdue can support commercial service, there are inexpensive shuttles to both ORD and IND. Many out of state/international students fly out of those two airports due to availability and cost. I find it hard to see the angle where a $100+ flight and a connection onto ano...